Oil Trader CFOs Say Hormuz Closure Driving Wave of Disputes April 22, 2026 By Archie Hunter and Alex Longley The chief financial officers of some of the world’s top commodity trading houses warned that the protracted closure of the...
Business Interruption Claims Arising From the Middle East Conflict April 21, 2026 By Amran Nawaz and Ralph Stobwasser The current conflict in the Middle East has been as disruptive commercially as it has been geopolitically. Many businesses operating...
Scam Messages Are Offering Ships Safe Transit Through Hormuz, Security Firm Warns April 21, 2026 Fraudulent messages promising safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for cryptocurrency have been sent to some shipping...
Record 165 GW of Wind Power Capacity Added in 2025, Led by China, Report Says April 21, 2026 The global wind industry installed a record 165 gigawatts of new capacity last year, up 40% from 2024 and mostly...
Gunfire, U-Turns and Threats Mark a Chaotic Weekend in Hormuz April 20, 2026 By Alex Longley and Weilun Soon After Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz was “completely open,” a...
India Expands Russian Marine Insurance Options April 20, 2026 By Nidhi Verma India has expanded the pool of Russian insurers eligible to provide marine cover to ships docking at its ports, increasing...
Ceasefire at Risk After US Seizes Iranian Ship, Iran Shuns Peace Talks April 20, 2026 By Parisa Hafezi and Hatem Maher A ceasefire between the United States and Iran appeared in jeopardy on Monday after the U.S. said it had seized...
India Approves $1.4 Billion Maritime Insurance Pool April 18, 2026 India has approved a 129.8-billion-rupee ($1.4 billion) guarantee for a maritime insurance pool, a minister said on Saturday, as wars...
Shipping Firms Seek Clarifications Before Transiting Now-Opened Hormuz April 17, 2026 By Jesus Calero Shipping companies have cautiously welcomed Iran’s announcement that the Strait of Hormuz is open but said they would require clarifications,...
Beazley Plans $1B Marine War Consortium for Transiting Strait of Hormuz April 17, 2026 Beazley, the specialty Lloyd’s insurer, has announced its intention to launch a marine war consortium, offering up to $1 billion...